| Batang Regency Kabupaten Batang |
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| — Regency (Kabupaten) — | |
| Batang Regency in Central Java | |
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| Country | Indonesia |
| Province | Central Java |
| Government | |
| • Bupati | Bambang Bintoro |
| Area | |
| • Total | 788 km2 (304.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 694,000 |
| • Density | 880.7/km2 (2,281/sq mi) |
| Time zone | WIB (UTC+7) |
| Post Code | 51200 |
| Area code(s) | 0285 |
| Website | www.batangkab.go.id |
Batang is a regency (Indonesian: kabupaten) in the north coast of Central Java province in Indonesia. Its capital is Batang, about 100 km west of the province's capital city of Semarang.
People in Batang are mostly Javanese who speak both Javanese and Indonesian.
The regency comprises both coastal and mountainous landscapes. Batang's town centre is located on the side of the north coast trans Java highway network, widely known as "the Pantura". Economic activities are concentrated along this highway and also in the vicinity of the town square known as "alun-alun". In the middle of the square, there is a huge old ficus tree which has become one of the Regency's icons.
The Regency consists of 15 sub-Regencies namely: Batang the town (the capital of the whole Regency), Bandar, Bawang, Blado, Gringsing, Limpung, Reban, Subah, Tersono, Tulis, Warungasem, Wonotunggal, Pecalungan, Kandeman and Banyuputih.
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Every "Jumat Kliwon" night (the night before a particular Friday, which coincides with the mystical fifth day of Kliwon of the Javanese calendar) people gather in the town square, creating a monthly festival with hundreds of street vendors selling goods. It occurs every 35 days.
Goenawan Mohamad - democracy activist, writer and also prominent national press figure, was born in Batang.
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